Posts Tagged ‘Fuel’

Will smaller, cheaper and more fuel efficient work for hybrids?

August 12th, 2010 by mactun | Comments Off | Filed in Hybrid Car
Can the Toyota IQ hybrid challenge the Prius in terms of sales? Even if cheaper and more fuel efficient, wouldn

Just too small for America? The perfect city car? Some time next year Toyota will offer a new hybrid car that could be priced under $18,000. Sure, it will be smaller than the Toyota Prius, possibly significantly smaller. However, unlike it’s relatively small price tag, Toyota’s new hybrid could offer huge fuel economy numbers. But, can such a ...

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Chevy Volt and plug-in hybrid fuel economy

July 16th, 2010 by mactun | Comments Off | Filed in Hybrid Car
What

Why not take a few years? Not 230 mpg? The EPA has still not decided upon a methodology to determine the fuel economy of the Chevy Volt and plug-in hybrid vehicles. So what? Not that many plug-in hybrids are even going to be sold in the next few years. Moreover, the government is already giving out free charger ...

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sports cars-Hybrid Sports Cars: Fulfilling Your Need for Speed While Saving On Fuel

July 16th, 2010 by mactun | Comments Off | Filed in Sports Cars

If you are a type of person who likes exotic high speed sports car, then you should prepare to spend a lot of money on gasoline. Sports cars are known to have large engines to achieve high amounts of speed. Having ...

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Fuel cells versus batteries: We need them both

July 15th, 2010 by mactun | Comments Off | Filed in Hybrid Car
Fuel cell cars and battery-powered vehicles might just be two peas of the same pod, and each might be equally important.

Fuel cells and batteries will electrify the future The realities of oil dependence Later this year, and through the next few years, a number of plug-in vehicles will finally be offered for sale. For many this means that the battery-powered car is the indisputable technology of the future, and that fuel cell vehicles should finally be put ...

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Fuel efficiency interest dropping

June 21st, 2010 by mactun | 10 Comments | Filed in Hybrid Car
Interest in fuel efficient vehicles - those achieving 30+ mpg - is down 10 percent so far in 2010.

It just doesn't matter Only if forced Through 2010 sales of fuel efficient vehicles – those achieving at least 30 mpg – are down 10 percent compared to 2009. Time to pray for a hydrogen miracle? After more than a decade in the market, hybrid cars still account for less than 3 percent of new vehicle sales. Soon, automakers ...

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